Macro Views
Macro Views | 4 Aug 16
ANALYSIS: Investor stakes raised as Carney fires bazooka
When I was a child my school clothes were often too big for me. My mother would buy them like that on purpose with the knowledge that I would grow into them eventually.
Macro Views | 4 Aug 16
BoE cuts rates to 0.25%, turns on QE tap
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has cut interest rates to 0.25%, and committed to a new term funding scheme to “reinforce the pass-through” of the decision into the broader market.
Japan announces $45bn fiscal stimulus package
Japan is set to launch $45bn (£34bn, €40.2bn) of new fiscal stimulus measures after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the cabinet gave the plan the go ahead.
Macro Views | 28 Jul 16
Fed turns ‘mildly hawkish’ after holding rates
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates at 0.25-0.5% announced Wednesday surprised nobody, but the accompanying rhetoric suggested a more hawkish stance is emerging.
Macro Views | 27 Jul 16
Better-than-expected UK GDP provides solace but no insight
Preliminary UK growth figures for the second quarter have raised hopes slightly that the British economy was on a better footing heading into the EU Brexit referendum than had been expected.